England vs India 2022: 2nd ODI – Who Said What

After being completely outplayed by the Indian team during the first ODI match, team England bounced back strongly and won the second encounter by 100 runs at Lord’s on July 14 (Thursday). Pacer Reece Topley was excellent with the ball as he grabbed a total of six wickets and was adjudged player of the match.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to have a bowl first. After being asked to bat first, England batters came out swinging with openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow giving a quick start to their team. However, the Men in Blue managed to scalp wickets at regular intervals.

Most of the England batters got a start in their innings but none of them could manage to play a big knock. All-rounder Moeen Ali was the highest run scorer for the Three Lions after stroking a total of 47 runs. As a result, England scored 246 runs in 49 overs before getting all-out.

In reply, India was given a few early jolts as Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, and Virat Kohli were sent back to the pavilion quickly. Senior batters Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja tried to put India back in the competition, but it was too much to ask for both of them. As a result, the Three Lions won the second ODI with all to play for in the third and final match of the series to be played on Sunday.

Losing captain, Rohit Sharma said:

We bowled pretty well to start with. They had the partnership in the middle with Moeen and Willey. By no means that target wasn’t chaseable but we didn’t bat well. Have to take catches, something we’ve been talking a lot. All in all, we bowled pretty well. Took me by surprise (the pitch). Thought the pitch will get better and better. Playing against a team like that, you need to get your five best bowlers and allrounder. Leaves a long tail. So have to ensure as a top-order, one of the guys bats long. Going to be an exciting one (in Manchester). Have to look at what we need to do better. Have to look at the conditions there and adapt.

Winning captain, Jos Buttler said:

Delighted with the response from the guys. Didn’t bat our best, but got a challenging score. And the way the guys bowled was fantastic. Traditionally has been a bat-first wicket here. Willey and Ali put on a great partnership. Needed to take early wickets, put them under pressure straightaway. 6/24, what a special day (for Topley). Team has been doing some great things over a number of years. That brings a pressure that we want to continue that. Always a great place to go and play, especially with the series at 1-1.

Player of the Match winner, Reece Topley said:

Terrific team performance to bounce back from the other day. Happy to play my part. Means a lot, makes it all worthwhile. Had surgery like three years ago over the back of that stand. It’s everyone’s dream to play for England. Play my part to win games. Big game at the weekend, got to prepare for that, and then look back at the series.